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Best of PPM: May 2020

Every month, a selection of the top PPM articles from around the Web.

Project Management

Remote projects and teams: Effective communications (part 2)

Switching to remote project and team management is hard, even more so in a crisis. In this second of three articles, we will focus on two essential [...]

Project Management

Remote projects and teams: 7 best practices for making the switch (part 1)

Mastering the art of working remotely—especially as it pertains to managing projects and teams—has become more important than ever [...]

Project Management

Best of PPM: April 2020

Every month, a selection of the top PPM articles from around the Web.

Project Management

Remote Project Teams: How can they collaborate effectively?

Our traditional way of working has transformed.

Portfolio Management

10 practical tips to rationalize your portfolio in times of uncertainty

Our current unprecedented times are also times of unprecedented uncertainty. Economic and market landscapes are almost unrecognizable compared [...]

Project Management

What will the Project Management of tomorrow look like?

This webinar with Ex-chairman of the PMI, Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez gives us a glimpse towards future trends.

Project Management

Best of PPM: March 2020

Every month, a selection of the top PPM articles from around the Web.

Project Management

The 6 Project Portfolio Management Trends That Went Mainstream in the 2010’s: Part Two

The second of our two-part series of PPM trends that still shape project management today: Trends 4 to 6!

Project Management

The 6 Project Portfolio Management Trends That Went Mainstream in the 2010’s: Part One

The first of a two-part series overview of PPM trends that still shape project management today. This week: Trends 1 to 3

Portfolio Management

Key Planning Trends in the Pharmaceutical Industry

The 13th annual Pharmaceutical Resource Planning and Portfolio Management conference explored industry standards for resource planning and governance [...]

Project Management

Best of PPM: February 2020

Every month, a selection of the top PPM articles from around the Web.

Resource management

Why does my 10-day task take 62 days to perform?

When planning resources for a project, a resource’s time available is seldom 5-days-a-week, 8-hours-a-day of continuous productive work. [...]

Stage-Gate

What is Agile Stage-Gate?

Applying Agile methodology to classic Stage-Gate can both revolutionize and optimize project and product management in a big way.

Project Management

Best of PPM: January 2020

Every month, a selection of the top PPM articles from around the Web.

Planisware Orchestra

Your project portfolio at your fingertips! Discover Orchestra 7.0

The Planisware team is pleased to announce the release of Orchestra 7.0, which combines a new user experience along with increased efficiency [...]

PMO

The 5 Most Common Mistakes Made When Implementing Stage-Gate

A few tips for spotting and correcting the five mistakes that can quickly plague a Stage-Gate implementation.

PMO

Implementing Stage-Gate Part 3: Implementation

Implementing Stage-Gate is more than a one-and-done process; it’s a year-long commitment to driving awareness and securing organization-wide [...]

Product Development

5 innovation best practices for 2020

What should a good Innovation Project Manager do in this innovate or die world? At our recent PPM Best Practices tour in Ann Arbor, Michigan, [...]

PMO

Implementing Stage-Gate Part 2: Designing Your Stage-Gate Process

Collaboration is the key to designing a well-functioning Stage-Gate process

Portfolio Management

3 Key Learnings from the 2019 CHI Executive Decision Making Conference in Philadelphia

Data, real-time optimization, and artificial intelligence take center stage

PMO

Implementing Stage-Gate Part 1: Defining the Requirements

The 6 key steps for kicking off a successful Stage-Gate implementation

Strategic planning

Cross-Functional Planning – 5 Reasons It “Won’t” Work for Your Organization

Cross-functional planning streamlines the management of complex projects, reducing the risk of costly executional errors and increasing the [...]

Project Management

It’s Time to Assess Project Management Maturity

Why regularly improving and streamlining project management activities can drive a business’s long-term productivity and success.

Product Development

Siloed thinking in a hybrid world

The integration of the responsiveness of Agile with the governance of Stage-Gate just makes sense and it’s a natural way of working… [...]

Agile & Lean

Lean Portfolio Management and the necessary evolution of Portfolio Management approaches

The 2019 Global SAFe Summit saw the introduction of the new 5.0 SAFe Framework, and emphasized the key role of Business Agility supported by [...]

Agile & Lean

The value of Strategic Portfolio Management to the Agile Organization

Research undertaken by independent research firm, Forrester, explains how Strategic portfolio management (SPM) within Agile organizations can [...]

Project Management

The Project Revolution: Adapting To A Project Driven World

Guest blogger and ex-chairman of the PMI, Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez delves into this trend in the world of Project Management.

Product Development

What is the Innovation Diamond?

Innovation and new product development is one of the most complex business puzzles there is. But which factors influence success?

PMO

Planisware at Project Challenge, London

Planisware will showcase its two solutions at the upcoming Project Challenge Exhibition in London.

Product Development

Innovation Requires a Healthy Organizational Split Personality

Innovation is a team sport, requiring a complete set of professional skills.

Agile & Lean

The Role of the PMO: Help build Practices & Communities

The PMO has a key role to play in helping the organization build best practices and communities.

Agile & Lean

Agile PMOs: The next step in PMO evolution

With such a radical change as the shift from waterfall to Agile project management, how should the PMO transform itself?

Agile & Lean

The State of Enterprise Agile

Agile transformation at Enterprise level is new, but it is developing quickly.

Agile & Lean

The role of the PMO: Help bridge the Agile expectations gap

Despite widespread adoption, and an active community of practitioners, companies are still struggling to realize the benefits of Agile.

Strategic planning

5 Reasons to rethink your technology roadmap

Read on for 5 reasons why it pays to rethink your technology roadmap, and how our Roadmapping Masterclass can help your organisation.

Planisware Orchestra

Resource management in Orchestra: The right person at the right time

Improving team and resource management is a key aspect of improving project execution.

PMO

Planisware attends PMO Conference 2019, London

The fifth annual Project Management Office (PMO) Conference took place on Thursday 13th June near St Paul’s in London

PMO

The Stage-Gate methodology, in its creator’s words

In this short video, he explains the fundamentals of the Stage-Gate methodology and how it came into existence.

Strategic planning

Why build a strategic roadmap?

Strategic roadmaps can, among other uses, be a great tool to facilitate communication and alignment around your strategic plan.

PMO

What is a Project Management Office and why do you need it?

More and more companies are setting up PMO, but what is prompting this shift? What is the primary role, and how can it help your company?

Agile & Lean

Planisware is now a Scaled Agile Partner!

We’re delighted to announce that Planisware is now Scaled Agile Partner in the Platform category!

Portfolio Management

The 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Project and Portfolio Management is out!

... And we’re delighted that Planisware is again positioned as a Leader!

Agile & Lean

Deliver more features with Lean Product Development

One of the major frustrations in New Product Development is when teams don't release features at the speed at which they should do.

Agile & Lean

Tools for agile transformation: The RACI chart

By design, Agile methodologies must involve the whole department / entity where they are being implemented.

PMO

Implementing Stage-Gate: 5 key elements

Starting with an overview of the process and of 5 key elements that can make or break a Stage-Gate method process project.

PMO

When are we ready for Stage-Gate?

How exactly do you know that your department or organization is ready for Stage-Gate?

PMO

Stage-Gate: What do the critics say?

Stage-Gate is not perfect: here are the three main criticisms levelled at this methodology.

PMO

5 reasons for choosing Stage-Gate to start your PMO

Why would Stage-Gate be any better than other methodologies get started with building your PMO’s project management processes ?

PMO

Kickstart your PMO processes with the Stage-Gate methodology

Are you wondering how to get started with Project Management processes? Structure your PMO with Stage-Gate methodology.

Project Management

The conflict management guide for project managers

We will try to understand conflict in detail and learn how project managers should handle conflicts.

Project Management

5 Project Portfolio Management trends in 2018

What does the future hold for project portfolio management? What project portfolio management trends will be in demand in 2018?

Project Management

7 things your project dashboard should have

An ideal project dashboard is what you make of it according to the needs and challenges of your projects and organization.

Project Management

Seeking project management inspiration from the Sydney Opera House

Let’s see what it can teach us about the Sydney Opera House's project management.

Project Management

Seeking inspiration from the Taj Mahal for project management

What can the Taj Mahal teach us about project management?

PMO

How a Project Management Office can help a charity

Often Project Management offices (PMO) are not taken seriously in the charity sector, learn why is it important.

Project Management

5 major causes of conflict in project management

There are hundreds of reasons for conflicts in project management. They can be a huge impediment towards the success of a completed project. [...]

Resource management

10 leadership best practices for Project leaders

Project managers are not necessarily project leaders. What are the 7 leadership best practices for project leaders?

Project Management

10 best practices for project estimation

What are some best practices for estimating your projects properly ?

Project Management

The Great Wall of China – a project with many project sponsors

The Great Wall is one of the biggest manmade structures in the world, 21 196 kms. What can it teach us about project management?

Project Management

The Manhattan project – project management during difficult times

We will explore how the manhattan project contributed to the development of new project management methodologies in the 1940.

Project Management

The Panama Canal: a construction project of epic proportions

The Panama Canal is one of the few construction projects in the world. Let us explore how it can inspire project managers!

Resource management

How to launch and manage a short film project on a budget

If you have a short film project or idea in the back of your mind, then may be this article can help you produce and screen it.

Project Management

Learn the basics of film production management

Production management consists of managing the work, tasks, logistics and processes that contribute to the success of a movie.

Project Management

The 6 phases of project management for beginner project managers

Have you just landed a job in the field of project management? Are you going to manage your first project?

PMO

Resource management at the Project Management Office (PMO) level

At the PMO level resource management is a different ball game.

Project Management

Seeking inspiration from the Titanic for project management mistakes

The Titanic was the envy of the great maritime nations of the world! Its construction can teach us about project management mistakes.

Resource management

The Top Ten Resource Management Challenges

Resource planning, management and allocation is the art and science of allocating the right resource, to the right project, at the right time. [...]

Project Management

Seeking inspiration from the Eiffel Tower for project management

The construction of the Eiffel tower and the ingenuity of Gustave Eiffel can teach us a lot about Project Management.

PMO

5 Major roles a Project Management Office plays within a company

The PMO provides guidance and structure to the execution of projects. Let's take a look at some of the specific ways it achieves this. [...]

Project Management

Project Success – 6 real ways to make a project successful

It's smart to understand and analyze why projects succeed, so that we can replicate the success strategies.

Strategic planning

Gantt Charts for Beginners

Gantt charts are the most commonly used planning and charting technique. How and when are they used, and what are their advantages over other [...]

Project Management

Project Management Ethics – an essential ingredient in project leadership

Why are ethics so important when it comes to project management?

Project Management

Seeking inspiration from the Golden Gate Bridge for project risk management

The Golden gate bridge in San Francisco is a great project. Its construction teaches us a lot of lessons about project risk management.

Project Management

Project performance: What’s the best way to measure or define success in project management?

When it comes to project management, different project managers have various definitions of success depending on their experience, knowledge [...]

Agile & Lean

How can non-IT or non-software teams use Agile methodologies?

Agile methodologies are the talk of the town, but how can non-tech teams use agile methodologies?

Portfolio Management

Why Project Portfolio management?

How does the project portfolio management help?